Sunday, April 29, 2012

Charts: Fleetwood Mac US | UK | Australia | New Zealand | Canada | Netherlands + Stevie Nicks

Fleetwood Mac Catalogue Album and digital track sales move south this week in the US.

USA - Week ending April22, 2012

Top 200 Albums Chart:
Rumours drops off Billboards Top 200 Albums chart this week after re-entering the chart last week at #162.

Top 200 Catalogue Albums & Top 200 Digital Catalogue Albums:
During the sales period in the US running from April 16th through April 22nd Rumours fell 39% dropping from #33 to #134 this week.  Sales for the period were 1,864 vs 3,046 the previous week.  Total sales in the US since November, 1991 = 2,950,328.  

On the Top 200 Catalogue Digital Albums list Rumours moves from #11 to #51 with total digital sales of 1,208 vs 2,491 the previous week. Greatest Hits drops 2% to #189 from #158 last week on sales of 1,519 vs 1,550 the previous week. Total accumulated sales since November, 1991 = 4,542,005.  Greatest Hits on the Top 200 Catalogue Albums list moves from #114 down to #132 on digital sales of 702 vs 740 the previous week.

Top 200 Digital Catalogue Tracks:
Edge of Seventeen drops below the top 200 running this week and therefore does not chart.  The song would have had to sell at least 3,926 units for the week to make the chart. Landslide on the other hand, holds on, but dropping in sales significantly by 31%.  Sales for the week were 4,512 vs 6,576 the previous week.  The song lands at #155 on this weeks listing vs #85 last week.  It too will likely drop out of the top 200 by next week.  Total digital sales for Landslide = 856,260.

USA - April 22, 2012
TOP 200 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 134  (33) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 189 (158) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 200 CATALOGUE DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART
# 51   (11) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 132 (114) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

TOP 200 CATALOGUE DIGITAL TRACKS CHART
# 155 (85) Fleetwood Mac - Landslide

UK  - May 5, 2012
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 82 (68) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

TOP 40 CATALOGUE ALBUMS - April 28, 2012
# 7 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

IRELAND - April 26, 2012
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART
# 80 (55) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

THE NETHERLANDS - April 28, 2012
TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 45 (44) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

AUSTRALIA - April 30 2012
TOP 50 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART
# 34 (34) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Meet Ken Caillat in NJ | More Mick Fleetwood in Maui | Lindsey Buckingham May 1st Release

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
"Songs From The Small Machine - Live In L.A." 
will be available for the first time on Amazon and iTunes as a downloadable mp3 album next Tuesday, May 1st.  16 tracks in total comprise the album. The tracks are identical to the cd version that came with the DVD/CD combo package released last November. Three songs that are on the DVD "Go Insane", "Turn It On" and "Treason" are not included on the cd or this mp3 album. 

KING PARIS & MICK FLEETWOOD - Maui
Mick Fleetwood once again appeared at Stella Blues on Maui last evening with King Pain aka Rick Vito as Chandu The Genie Giant.

A few photos from the night from big Fleetwood Mac fan Ron Emery can be found here:  Photo 1 | Photo 2 | Photo 3

Check out the King Paris website for photos and a sample of the album plus the Facebook page.
MEET KEN CAILLAT IN NEW JERSEY
Ken Caillat will be at Northvale Square Shopping Center June 8th signing his new book "Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album"

Books & Greetings
Start: 06/08/2012 7:00 pm
271 Livingston Street
Northvale, NJ 07647
Northvale Square Shopping Center

More book signing dates around the US: Making Rumours


Friday, April 27, 2012

Mick Fleetwood - Drummer | Photographer | Environmentalist

Mick Fleetwood to collaborate with environment educator Jean-michel Cousteau and Celebrites Gallery to produce a collection of fine art photography to bring awareness to the ocean's vital role in the survival of all life on earth.

All proceeds will go to Ocean Futures Society, founded by Cousteau. For further details, call 875-6565.

Full article - Art in View - Mauinews.com 

From the same publication April 26, 2012: (I'm sure that's incorrect... or is it?)
"Speaking of musicians, Mick Fleetwood (Art in View) is back in town after cutting a new album with Fleetwood Mac in L.A. and playing on Stevie Nick's solo CD. We hear he's getting set to open his Lahaina restaurant, Fleetwood's on Front Street, hopefully by mid-June."

AND if you are on Maui... Mick Fleetwood will make an appearance at Stella Blues in Kihei Maui with Rick Vito's King Paris Friday, April 27th.


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Mick in Hawaii | Fleetwood Mac on Paste | Stevie Nicks Tix on Friday

Mick Fleetwood Live
Not sure if it was his Blues Band with Rick Vito, or if it was his Island Rumours band... or a hybrid of both.  They performed last night in Hawaii on the big island at the Fairmount Orchid Hotel.

@justjane68 wrote "Mick fleetwood's live show last night was fantastic, classic songs with a blues vibe photo can't do justice"

First two Photos via Twitter by @justjane68
Third photo by @billy_boy19


Link to 3rd Photo
Mick Fleetwood performing at the resort, pretty cool! twitter.com/billy_boy19/st…
— Bill R (@billy_boy19) April 26, 2012
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Paste Magazine Rank the 25 Best Beach Boys Covers 
to mark the release of their new single off their upcoming album and include Fleetwood Mac's cover of "Farmers Daughter" from the 1980 "LIVE" album.  It makes the Top 10... Check it out!  Pastemagazine

Great song!








Stevie Nicks takes the stage in Thackerville, OK 
September 21st.  
Tickets for her show at the WinStar World Casino go on sale tomorrow (Friday April 27th) 
via Ticketmaster at 10am CDT

NME 100 Best Songs of the 80's 
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere #92
Penned by Christine McVie about new husband Eddie Quintela, it was McVie doing what she did best; a simple song about the joys of new love. Lindsey Buckingham’s typically progressive production covered the song in a glossy 80s sheen, and would lead to another massive hit for the band from their monolithic ‘Tango In The Night’ album.


Totally 80's Summer Stevie Nicks | Bonnie Raitt | Steve Winwood


By the time all three became pop superstars in the ’80s, they had been in the business for a decade or more. Bonnie Raitt, Steve Winwood and Stevie Nicks needed time to develop. In today’s fragmented industry of microwavable stardom, it’s hard to imagine their careers taking shape the same way if they were starting now.

As the ethereal focal point of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks was a star. Her moody, throaty lead vocals on “Dreams,” a hit off the band’s 1977 mega-selling “Rumours,” helped make her a sensation. It also didn’t hurt that the camera loved her.   Full article at Hamptonroads.com

Thanks Jeannie!

Elise Testone Talks Idol & Stevie Nicks


Meeting Stevie Nicks was the highlight of her Idol journey so far. “I definitely felt like her and I were old friends and clicked right away,” she recalled of their meeting a few weeks ago, when they joined together for an impromptu duet and Nicks said, “If I needed a singer, I’d hire her in an instant.” “She was so passionate and sincere with her advice when she spoke to me,” said Testone. “That was the most incredible mentor for me we’ve had so far. And I hope she calls me to be her backup singer!”

Charlston City Paper